HAMPTON, Va. (Jan. 11, 2026) … In a weekend that saw 12 personal bests and four season bests, the Hampton University track and field teams competed in the VCU Rams Invitational in Virginia Beach and the Rod McCravy Memorial at Louisville, Kentucky.
 
A total of 10 Pirates headed to the Blue Grass state for the Rod McCravy Memorial hosted by the University of Kentucky. Freshman Jayden Poteat came out with a third-place finish in the 400 meters with a personal best 47.88. That time ranks him 27^th in NCAA at that distance.
 
A pair of relay teams finished in the top 10 in the 4x400. Poteat, Garth Naar, Jason Woods and Austin Anderson ran 3:121.47 to take fifth. While Daniel Danner, Ethan Moody, Khari Barnes and Rolando Simpson took ninth in 3:15.83.
 
Danner joined the personal best group with his fifth place showing in the 600 meters running 1:19.42.
 
In Virginia Beach, the Pirates came away with 11 personal bests in the meet. The women placed six in the top eight of the 300 meters topped by Brianna Charles who ran a 39.10 to win the event.
 
In the Women's 500, Hampton went 1-2-3 as Arriah Gilmer ran 1:15.81 for a personal best to win. Olayinka Yetunde ran 1:16.17 to take second, while Kylee King ran a 1:16.92 to take third.
 
Hampton is back in action next weekend at HBCU Challenge in New York City.
 
Rod McCravy Memorial
Men's 60
Qual: Khari Barnes – 6.93
Semis: Khari Barnes-6.94
Men's 200 Finals
20. Khari Barnes – 22.19
Men's 300 Finals
12. Ethan Moody – 34.29
20. Chadison Cowan – 35.22
Men's 400 Finals
3. Jayden Poteat – 47.88 – 27^th NCAA PR
Men's 4x400
5. Jayden Poteat, Garth Naar, Jason Woods, Austin Anderson – 3:12.47
9. Daniel Danner, Ethan Moody, Khari Barnes, Rolando Simpson – 3:15.83
Men's 600
5. Dan Danner – 1:19.42 – PR
10. Justin Anderson – 1:21.18
 
 
VCU Rams Invitational
Men's 60 meters
Miles Mompoint – 7.12 PB
 
Women's 60 meters
Kenidi Johnson – 7.72 PB
 
Women's 60 meter Finals
2. Brianna Charles – 7.52
7. Kenidi Johnson – 7.71 pb
 
Women's 60 hurdles prelim
DeAuna Louis – 9.18 – PB
 
Women's 60 hurdles
8. Saniyah Evans – 9.00
 
Women's 200
21. DeAuna Louis – 25.84
 
Men's 300
Evan Adams – 36.59 PB
Women's 300
1. Brianna Charles – 39.10
3. Morgan Pruitt – 40.21
5. Kenidi Johnson – 40.24
6. Madison Hardrick – 40.42
7. Zoe Ledet – 40.50
8. Olayinka Yetunde – 40.80
 
Women's 400
1. Nyla Felton – 56.68
Men's 500
3. Dominic Bassey – 1:04.66 – PR
8. Evan Adams – 1:07.25 – PR
Women's 500
1. Arriah Gilmer – 1:15.81 – PR
2. Olayinka Yetunde – 1:16.17
3. Kylee King -1:16.92
5. Alannah Runge – 1:17.98
8. Laila Carpenter – 1:20.49 – PR
Men's 1000
1. Mohammed Al-Yafee – 2:30.31
3. Xavier Jemison – 2:34.47
Women's 1000
1. Avah Savage – 3:00.86
2. Mekayla Wilson – 3:01.22
Women's Mile
2. Nia Warren – 5:05.05 – SB
Men's HJ
1. Daven Gibson – 1.99m – SB
3. Price Osagie-Erese – 1.99m
6. Deimon Collins – 1.94m
Women's HJ
1. Emmani Shaw – 1.70m
Men's LJ
1. Marquis White – 7.19m
Women's LJ
2. Danielle James – 5.76m
6. Caylie Jefferson -5.54m
Men's PV
1. Floyd tucker – 4.50m
Women's SP
1. Rochele Solmon – 15.01m – SB
2. Mia Bryson – 13.31m
Men's TJ
1. Ellis Branch – 14.73m – SB
Women's TJ
4. Arden Gray – 11.47m
Men's Weight Throw
Daye Karibi-Whyte – 13.94m – PR
7. Fanon Miller – 15.68m
Women's Weight Throw
4. Jaida Graham . 15.92
5. Damali Williams – 15.55m
8. Belvia Ann Yangue – 14.65m - PR